# 2013 A-League All Stars Game

The 2013 A-League All Stars Game was a football match that took place on 20 July 2013 at ANZ Stadium in Sydney, contested between the A-League All Stars and English Premier League champions Manchester United.

## Background

Tickets which went on sale earlier in the year sold out in minutes. A Manchester United training session which was open to the public attracted 22,000 people at Allianz Stadium. It is the first time since 1999 that Manchester United have visited Australia. On 18 March 2013, it was announced Melbourne Victory coach Ange Postecoglou will coach the all-stars squad, chosen by fans who voted.
Some A-League players, including Alessandro Del Piero and Emile Heskey, were not able to play due to other commitments.

## A-League All Stars players

| Pos. | Player | Club |
| GK | Ante Covic | Western Sydney Wanderers |
| GK | Michael Theo | Brisbane Roar |
| DF | Michael Beauchamp | Western Sydney Wanderers |
| DF | Pedj Bojić | Central Coast Mariners |
| DF | Nigel Boogaard | Adelaide United |
| DF | Connor Chapman | Newcastle Jets |
| DF | Joshua Risdon | Perth Glory |
| DF | Joshua Rose | Central Coast Mariners |
| DF | Nikolai Topor-Stanley | Western Sydney Wanderers |
| MF | Thomas Broich | Brisbane Roar |
| MF | Marcelo Carrusca | Adelaide United |
| MF | Billy Celeski | Melbourne Victory |
| MF | Brett Emerton | Sydney FC |
| MF | Rhyan Grant | Sydney FC |
| MF | Michael McGlinchey | Central Coast Mariners |
| MF | Liam Miller | Brisbane Roar |
| FW | Besart Berisha | Brisbane Roar |
| FW | Mark Bridge | Western Sydney Wanderers |
| FW | Paul Ifill | Wellington Phoenix |
| FW | David Williams | Melbourne Heart |

## Match
### Details

| A-League All Stars | Manchester United |
| GK | 1 | Ante Covic | 45' |
| RB | 6 | Pedj Bojić | 45' |
| CB | 2 | Nigel Boogaard |
| CB | 5 | Michael Beauchamp | 83' |
| LB | 4 | Nikolai Topor-Stanley | 73' |
| RM | 7 | Brett Emerton (c) | 83' |
| CM | 10 | Liam Miller | 45' |
| LM | 3 | Joshua Rose | 64' |
| RF | 14 | Michael McGlinchey | 61' |
| CF | 11 | Besart Berisha |
| LF | 22 | Thomas Broich | 72' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 18 | Michael Theo | 45' |
| DF | 12 | Joshua Risdon | 45' |
| DF | 16 | Connor Chapman | 83' |
| MF | 15 | Rhyan Grant | 61' |
| MF | 17 | Marcelo Carrusca | 83' |
| MF | 21 | Billy Celeski | 45' |
| FW | 8 | Paul Ifill | 72' |
| FW | 13 | David Williams | 73' |
| FW | 19 | Mark Bridge | 64' |
| Manager: ||
| Ange Postecoglou ||
| GK | 13 | Anders Lindegaard |
| RB | 2 | Rafael |
| CB | 4 | Phil Jones |
| CB | 5 | Rio Ferdinand | 45' |
| LB | 3 | Patrice Evra (c) | 75' |
| RM | 35 | Jesse Lingard |
| CM | 16 | Michael Carrick | 70' |
| CM | 23 | Tom Cleverley |
| LM | 29 | Wilfried Zaha |
| CF | 19 | Danny Welbeck | 70' |
| CF | 11 | Ryan Giggs | 62' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | David de Gea |
| DF | 22 | Fábio | 75' |
| DF | 38 | Michael Keane | 45' |
| MF | 8 | Anderson | 70' |
| MF | 44 | Adnan Januzaj | 70' |
| FW | 20 | Robin van Persie | 62' |
| Manager: ||
| David Moyes ||
| Man of the Match: Robin van Persie (Manchester United) | Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level |

### Statistics

| | A-League All Stars | Manchester United |
| Goals scored | 1 | 5 |
| Total shots | 6 | 17 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 13 |
| Ball possession | 33% | 67% |
| Corner kicks | 2 | 15 |
| Fouls committed | 4 | 4 |
| Offsides | 0 | 2 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 0 |
| Second caution red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Direct red cards | 0 | 0 |

## Broadcasting

In Australia, the match was broadcast live by the Seven Network, after they secured the rights to the inaugural A-League All Stars game on 23 May 2013. In the UK, the match was broadcast live on Manchester United's subscription television channel MUTV.

## Sponsorship

A-League All Stars partners:
* Foxtel
* Hyundai
* NSW Government
* Nike